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Francis Ryan Duffy (1888-1979) —
also known as F. Ryan Duffy —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 23,
1888.
Son of Francis Fee Duffy and Hattie (Ryan) Duffy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932,
1936
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1933-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1939-49; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
16, 1979 (age 91 years, 54
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas Cale (1848-1941) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Underhill, Chittenden
County, Vt., September
17, 1848.
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1907-09.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., February
3, 1941 (age 92 years, 139
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912) —
also known as Edward S. Bragg —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
20, 1827.
Son of Joel Bragg and Margaretha (Kohl) Bragg.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fond du
Lac County District Attorney, 1854-56; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1860,
1872,
1880,
1884,
1892,
1896;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1868-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1877-83, 1885-87 (5th District
1877-83, 2nd District 1885-87); U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1888-89; U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1902-03; Hong Kong, 1903-06.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
In 1884, made a famous speech supporting Grover
Cleveland, in which he declared: "We love him for the enemies he
has made," meaning the Tammany Hall organization in New York.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 20,
1912 (age 85 years, 121
days).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (1795-1864) —
also known as Nathaniel P. Tallmadge —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
8, 1795.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1828-30; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1830-33; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1833-44; Governor of
Wisconsin Territory, 1844-45.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
2, 1864 (age 69 years, 268
days).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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William Kaiser Van Pelt (1905-1996) —
also known as William K. Van Pelt —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Glenbeulah, Sheboygan
County, Wis., March 10,
1905.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1944,
1948
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1951-65; defeated,
1964.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died June 2,
1996 (age 91 years, 84
days).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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Charles Augustus Eldredge (1820-1896) —
also known as Charles A. Eldredge —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Bridport, Addison
County, Vt., February
27, 1820.
Son of William A. Eldredge (1795-1854) and Rebecca (Howe) Eldredge.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1854-56; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1863-75 (4th District 1863-73, 5th
District 1873-75); defeated, 1874.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
26, 1896 (age 76 years, 242
days).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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Mason Cook Darling (1801-1866) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., May 18,
1801.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
territorial legislature, 1840-46; member
Wisconsin territorial council, 1847-48; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1848-49; mayor
of Fond du Lac, Wis., 1852.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 12,
1866 (age 64 years, 298
days).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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Owen Augustine Wells (1844-1935) —
also known as Owen A. Wells —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in New York, 1844.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1893-95.
Died in 1935
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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David Parshall Mapes (1798-1890) —
also known as David P. Mapes —
of Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y.; Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., January
10, 1798.
Son of Timothy Mapes and Hannah (Brown) Mapes.
Steamboat
business; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1831; merchant;
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1848.
Principal founder
of Ripon College, 1850; Mapes Hall, on Ripon's campus, is named for
him.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., May 18,
1890 (age 92 years, 128
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Mapes and Hannah (Brown) Mapes; married, April 14,
1822, to Ruth Frisbee (1804-1854); married, January
26, 1855, to Mary C. Frisbee (1827-1863); married, November
9, 1864, to Emeline (Huntsinger) Wilson (1827-1882); married, September
15, 1883, to Augusta R. Miles (1837-1911); father of Fannie
Mapes (who married Otto
Christian Neuman); fourth cousin once removed of Bertha
Mapes; third cousin thrice removed of Irving
Anthony Jennings. See Beakes-Galloway-Mapes-Neuman
family of Michigan. |
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